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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2006
NEWS
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Studio class earns recognition House of the Year award given to design project
From small projects to entire houses, Dan Rockhill's studio class has drawn national attention, most recently winning Home of the Year from Architecture magazine.
"I came here 26 years ago and we barely had a shop," said Rockhill, professor of architecture and urban design.
Rockhill's studio class of 20 students not only designed the house, modular3, but also picked out the Kansas City, Kan., site and built the house during the Spring 2007 semester.
"It's a very comprehensive experience that has a lot more to do with every aspect of the business than just putting nails into a two-by-four," Rockhill said.
The studio is a not-for-profit corporation that receives no financial support from the University of Kansas. They usually teamed with a community development corporation — El Centro, Inc. this year
— that paid for the building of the house, he said.
The studio class has built eight houses total, five in Lawrence and three in Kansas City, Kan.
All three of the Kansas City houses, which the students built in
a warehouse, were sold before they were completed, Rockhill said.
The houses are constructed in a warehouse in Lawrence and then moved to the site in Kansas City.
Two years ago, modular1 won Home of the Year from Architecture magazine.
Rockhill said it was gratifying to win the competition for the second time in three years, especially because the studio competed against professional architects.
John Gaunt, dean of architecture, said the Home of the Year award given to modular3 showed how successful the project has been.
"To design and build a house as sophisticated as this one is during the course of an academic year is a really difficult thing to do," he said.
Unexpected delays often occurred, such as inclement weather or building materials not coming in on time, he said.
"It's a rare instructor who has the level of experience and the real hands on know how to get this stuff done and the authority to get it across to the students," he said.
Trevor Chalmers, Cheshire, Mass., alumnus, said the studio project was one of the reasons he came to the University for graduate school.
Chalmers said he and the other students in the class worked anywhere from 12 to 16 hours a day on the house from Jan. 3 to the second week in May.
Teamwork was an important aspect of the project and the group had few problems, Chalmers said.
"We had to redesign our house because we lost the site and we had to come together and redesign the entire house in a week," he said. "This is probably the single most intense thing that I've ever done."
Chalmers said the project taught him some important lessons.
"One of the big things that we all learned was you can't just throw some two-by-fours together and expect to have a house and have it work." he said.
The students figured out how to build a house, as evidenced by modular3 winning Home of the Year from Architecture magazine.
"It's definitely a big deal," Chalmers said, because professional submissions were allowed from across the U.S.
Kansan staff writer Kim Lynch can be contacted at klynch@kansan. com.
— Edited by Kate Shipley
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house that presented such a danger. The homeowners' son, Kyle Jones, lived in the house at the time of the accident.
The house had "gained a reputation as a party house" according to court documents, but at the time Drissel fell only a few of Kyle Jones' friends were there.
The lawsuit also alleged the Joneses were negligent in allowing people under 21 to drink in the house.
Paul Hasty, attorney for the
Joneses, declined to elaborate on how he hoped to proceed in the trial or why the date was set for more than a year away.
"I do not discuss my client's business with the press at all," Hasty said.
Hasty had asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit earlier this year, but Judge Fairchild denied the motion.
The Jones family could not be reached for comment last week.
Erin Koehler, Kansas City, Mo. graduate student, had lived with
"The director of McCollum came to my room and told me they knew something had happened to her," Koehler said. "It was just so unexpected."
Driessel in McCollum Hall and remembered the night Driessel fell.
Kansan staff writer David Linhardt can be contacted at dlinhardt@ kansan.com.
Edited by Kate Shipley
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Matt Jacobson, associate professor of theatre and film, said he thought the film would do well on the national and international stage, even if it doesn't make it through the fierce competition of Sundance.
"This documentary has a range of style and footage that really sets it apart," Jacobson said. "It's rare for a student to produce a feature-length documentary — and rarer still for it to be as mature and compelling as this one."
Fred Phelps and his followers are the focus of "Fall From Grace" by Ryan Jones, Wichita senior. Jones submitted the documentary to be considered for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Contributed by Ryan Jone
Jacobson said that it would have been easy for someone to do a film poking fun at someone such as Fred Phelps calling them "an easy target."
"Ryan made what I think is the harder choice," Jacobson said. "He make a documentary that goes
tional because it documented the protesters when they were in the
it's rare for a student to produce a feature-length documentary——and rarer still for it to be as mature and compelling as this one."
MATT JACOBSON Associate professor of theatre and film
he Phelps' little world."
national spotlight. When Jones began filming, Phelps and his congregation were in the news for protesting at soldiers' funerals.
Jacobson said the film was excep-
"It turned this local phenomenon into a subject of
time," Jacobson said.
"I couldn't possibly complain about that documentary," Phelps-Roper said. "He did an excellent job with the music and on every level this was a good movie."
Shirley Phelps-Roper, Fred Phelps' daughter and Westboro advocate, said she felt the film was made without bias and presented the material in a fair and balanced manner.
Kansan staff writer Ben Smith can be contacted at bsmith@kansan. com.
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She said the increased price a vending machines was another reason not to use them.
"I think it's unfortunate that the same product has the price going up," Herold said. "It's just a more expensive unhealthy thing."
Students may have already
noticed another change at the vending machine regarding juice bottles. Previously students could purchase a 16-ounce juice bottle for $1; the bottle has now shrunk to 10 ounces but still costs $1.
Phone calls to the Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta about the
change in juice bottle size were not returned.
Kansan staff writer Nate McGinnis can be contacted at nmcginnis@kansan.com.
Edited by Kristen Jarboe
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